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Kimmo Karhu: Digital superpowers cause explosive growth in the platform economy and open up unlimited space for innovation
According to Kimmo Karhu, the new Assistant Professor at the Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, there has been a lot of research on the platform economy, yet there is still plenty to be studied about its basic mechanisms.
Donor Markku Ihantola: “Studies at Otaniemi paved an excellent way for my career”
Ihantola gained a solid foundation from Aalto for his career in aviation technology and the courage to learn new things.
Creativity is an important future skill - this symposium will help you understand creativity in a new way
Thriving in today’s fast-changing world requires creativity. The Aalto Creativity Symposium (September 10–11, 2021) welcomes everyone who wants to better understand the science of creativity.
Seppo Junnila appointed Vice Dean of the School of Engineering
Junnila has experience both in the fields of built environment and construction. Among other things, he explores ways to curb climate change by applying life-cycle thinking in urban construction.
Aalto University’s research data management training recordings openly available
Check out training recordings on Youtube
Outdoors areas and pedestrian routes will be improved near Otakaari 1 and Dipoli
The pedestrian connection from the metro to Dipoli and the Amphitheater Square area will be improved during the autumn of 2021. The aim is to create comfortable, versatile, safe and accessible outdoor areas, respecting original design solutions and implementations. The construction sites will start already in August.
Professor Ilkka Keppo studies the assessment and modelling of uncertainty
What do the decisions I make about getting a cup of coffee on the way to work have to do with the decisions we will make about energy system models in the decades to come?
Max Ovaska's film Carrier makes it to Student Academy Awards finals
This is the first time a Finnish film competes in the 48 year history of the awards.
The Designs for a Cooler Planet exhibition showcases 30 projects for a more sustainable future
What is wise to design for future generations in a world of plenty?
The open online course Future of Work is now available in Finnish
The open online course Future of Work has been published in Finnish with the name Työn Tulevaisuus
One-dimensional red phosphorous glows in unexpected ways
New study published in Nature Communications is the first to show strong optical properties in a 1D van der Waal material.
Studies can also be combined with parental leave
The bachelor's studies of Hanna Seppäläinen, a student of chemical engineering, included challenging courses, research assistant work, events and can-can dance. She begins her master’s studies as a new mother.
Master's studies inspired a career in research
Minerva Huovari wanted to combine chemical engineering and new energy solutions, so she chose the Master's Programme in Advanced Energy Solutions - Industrial Energy Processes and Sustainability.
Alumna Satu Strömbeg: The traditional career ladder is not the only and right way to go
The career path of Satu Srömberg, School of Business, Mikkeli Campus alumna, has not followed the obvious route of an Economics student: ’I want to encourage you to find your own path. Find your own strengths and follow your passion. Learning is a lifelong path and you only know where it takes, when you take one step after another.”
Apply to Aalto Thesis project: Kela – Palautepalvelun uudelleenmuotoilu
The application period for this project is 9.-23.8.2021.
Samuel Kaski receives major international funding for the development of AI methods
Aalto University Professor Samuel Kaski has been awarded the Turing AI World-Leading Researcher Fellowship to establish a new center of excellence. The funding relates to Kaski’s work at the University of Manchester, but Finnish research on modeling user intent will also benefit.
Systems intelligent organisations succeed – regardless of structures
Aalto University researchers have created a new metric for a successful organisation capable of learning.
New type of wireless charger can charge multiple devices simultaneously
Device transfers energy with 90% efficiency within 20-centimetre charging range
Bio-based coating for wood outperforms traditional synthetic options
Researchers turn a non-toxic residue into wood coating that resists abrasion-, stain-, and sunlight.
Recent MMD Master's Thesis presentations
Recent Master's Thesis presentations in the Multifunctional Materials Design research group
